Electrochimica Acta, Vol.42, No.13-14, 2019-2026, 1997
Electropolymerization of Anilines Linked with Triarylamines as a Redox-Active Function
Electropolymerization of aniline derivatives linked with a triarylamine moiety (TAA) as a redox-active function was investigated in various supporting electrolyte-solvent-electrode systems. A firmly adhering and conductive polyaniline film carrying TAA could be formed on a glassy carbon electrode by a cyclic potential sweep electrolysis of 4-{4-N,N,-bis(4-bromophenyl)amino]phenyl}propyl (2-aminophenyl)acetate in dichloromethane containing n-Bu4NClO4 in the range from -.05 to 1.80 V vs Ag/AgCl. The polymer-coated dichloromethane containing n-BU4NClO4 in the range from -0.5 to 1.80 V vs Ag/AgCl. The polymer-coated carbon electrode thus formed exhibits stable and broad redox peaks in the cyclic voltammograms even after 20 cycles. Similar cyclic potential sweep electrolysis of the related TAA-functionalized aniline derivatives was also carried out but redox-active conductive films were not formed. The effects of solvent, supporting electrolyte, electrode material are discussed.
Keywords:ELECTROCHEMICAL POLYMERIZATION;POLYANILINE FILM;EMERALDINE BASE;AMINOBENZONITRILE;DERIVATIVES;ELECTRODE;OXIDATION;BEHAVIOR;ACID)